Women rights презентация

1903 - rise of Emmeline Pankhurst
Emmeline Pankhurst was a major figure in the campaign for the right of women to vote.

1906 - fighting for women rights
There had been calls for women to have the right to vote before, but at the start of the 20th Century they began to be taken more seriously.

1908 - the rush on parliament
When a bill to give women the vote was defeated, the suffragettes decided to "rush" Parliament

1914 - First World War
The "Great War" was unlike any war before it. The whole country was involved – all able men had to join the army, and women took their jobs. Millions of soldiers died, and the country was never the same again.

. Sometimes called the "Fourth Reform Act", the 1918 Representation of the People Act made radical changes to the electoral system – and finally gave votes to women over the age of 30 and all men over the age of 21.
1918 – tripling the number of voters.

1919 - Nency Astor takes her seat
On 1 December 1919, Nancy Astor became the first woman MP to take her seat in the House of Commons.

1928 – equal voting rights for women
Sometimes know as the "Fifth Reform Act", the 1928 Equal Franchise Right finally gave women the same voting rights as men. Until this time women could not vote until they reached 30. This new law meant both men and women over 21 years old could vote.

1969 - votes at 18
In 1969 the age at which men and women could vote was lowered from 21 to 18

1979 - Margaret Thatcher becomes first female Prime Minister